Product
KitechenAid KSB4027PA
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20250829-59690-2147328246
Ownership age
About 22 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250829-59690-2147328246. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: KitechenAid KSB4027PA (KitchenAid K400 Variable Speed Blender, Passion Red). Incident: A KitchenAid K400 Variable Speed Blender (Model KSB4027PA, Serial Number WB0848967) experienced a catastrophic failure during normal residential use. While the blender was in operation, the motor base began to emit a large volume of smoke and a strong smell of burning electrical components. The unit became dangerously hot to the touch. The product was being used by a household member at the time. The user immediately unplugged the appliance to prevent it from igniting. No injuries occurred, but had the user not been present to act immediately, the appliance would have caught fire, posing a significant risk of property damage, smoke inhalation, and serious burns to anyone in the home. The failure appears to be a critical defect in the product's electrical system, creating a severe fire hazard.
Official report number: 20250829-59690-2147328246. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.